About Ham Radio

I earned my Amateur Radio license in March 1995.  I upgraded to a General Class license in March 2007.  I operate on HF, VHF, and UHF from my car and on VHF from my bicycle.  Despite the small size of my VHF/UHF radios, they have a very respectable range with the use of repeaters.  Repeaters receive signals from distant or weak stations, amplify them, then retransmit their signal for greater range.  My car's HF "multi-multi" rig provides the ability to communicate worldwide through "sky waves" enabled by the atmosphere.  My most distant contact to date was from SE Virginia to Serbia (nearly 5000 miles) on 100 watts SSB.  My contact from the Delaware Bay to Hawaii was just as far.  LEARN MORE ABOUT HAM RADIO HERE.

Here are a few Amateur Radio links (ALL INTERNET):

Ham Radio Outlet - Probably the nation's largest Amateur Radio dealer.

Yaesu USA - One of the leading Amateur Radio makers (my radios are by Yaesu).

Icom America - Another leading manufacturer. Lots of great products.

ARRL - Mentioned above. Amateur Radio's voice in the political arena.

Bicycle Mobile Hams of America - Combine cycling with Amateur Radio.

QRZ - The Internet's most popular Ham Radio database. Features callsign lookup, ham bio's (see mine), and links to individual sites.

W5YI is an outstanding source of information for those interested in Amateur Radio.

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